The other day I saw the ad of IDEA Cellular featuring Abhishek Bacchhan....where he changes the way all the people in the village address each other ...from names to numbers...I was just thinking on the possible outcomes if this system was actually implemented....
Might sound funny but it can have interesting implications on the way our society functions.Imagine I were not Rachana Dekhtawala but 997******* and my younger sister was 987*******.Well as usual my thoughts ran helter skelter on this issue...
How nice it would be to live in a society where we were not discriminated by names,caste,religion...Dont we first make conclusions about a persons caste ,religion and so on ,on knowing his name...So if we were addressed by numbers that problem would be solved...We would be forced to judge a person by his qualities and not his roots...
Admissions to schools,colleges would be strictly on merit.If no one knows what caste he was born in,which religion he belongs to,no reservation can take place...right??That would be so nice...A world without names would be a world free from prejudices,a world free from discrimination...judgements would be based on qualities and not background...
No fights among Gurjar community in Rajasthan and no inter-community fights between Sikhs...No terrorism based on religion and no frustration among the student community over quotas...In a nutshell...there would be equal opportunities for all...Life would be simpler....
Is'nt it high time we realise that in a competitive world reservation harms both the beneficiary and the victim?...So in the above mentioned system,even the so-called Backward Classes would make an effort to come Forward because in a world without names and surnames,no-one knows which caste he belongs to...
Anyways there is no point in living in your dream...Life cannot be lived in a dream...Reality is what counts at the end of the day...and the reality is that our country will continue to run on the wheels of reservation...reservations in education,job and reservations in our mind...over caste,religion,colour...
There is little we can do about political reservation but yes... mental reservations can be done without...Lets try!!!!
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- Rachana
- I AM A STUDENT OF A SCHOOL CALLED LIFE AND EVERYDAY IS AS ENJOYABLE AS A PICNIC AND AS CHALLENGING AS AN EXAM!!!!!! Rachana thats my name..... hey I am a student but dont ask my roll number..hehehe... Someone as unique and as ordinary as anyone else...Poetess in words and at heart...Just completed my MBA and would start working from June...Blogging and cooking are 2 interests which I am recently developing and must say am enjoying every bit of both..coz both give me a great feeling of contentment and satisfaction ...Very close to my family and a few friends who are like family...Have had a few enriching experiences in my life and am looking forward to more as my career takes a headstart in the next month...
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How about discrimination on the basis of telecom service providers? ;-)
Just a thought!
hey...u started off very well...but yes, u still cannot rest assured tht there wont be groupism n all as humans are social animals n they tend to form their ingroups..
but yes, the dream we saw cud come true one fine day...in the ages of our grandsons' grandson... hehehe... wht say Rachu????
It is said that you should be the dream you see...As of now I can only hope each of us works towards the mental reservations and blockages we have...
As far as groups are concerned..they are justified in personal relationships to the extent they dont hamper merit...Rest is upto us...
very well written
superb !!!!!
i loved it :)
worth reading it
nice post.... but see the demerits too ..
1) College convo ceremony would continue for the whole day :P
2)proverbs change.. mera beta mera number roshan karega, toone khaandaan ka number mitti mein mila diya, number mein kya rakhaa hai.
3)Name of locations would change: Shahid 986**** marg, Mahatama 9857**** road etc.
4)what about the eternal bliss obtained in making fun of others name....
But still jokes apart a grt idea.
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